Download or read book Chinese Myths written by Xueting C. Ni and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2024-01-20 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese myths are rich in symbolism and teach us about an ancient culture that stretches back more than 4000 years. Illustrated with 120 photographs and artworks, Chinese Myths is an accessible, entertaining and highly informative exploration of the fascinating mythology underlying one of the world’s oldest and most influential cultures.

Download or read book Chinese Myths and Legends written by Lianshan Chen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-25 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated introduction to the stories of deities, heroes and the origins of the universe that underpin traditional Chinese culture.

Download or read book Chinese Myths and Legends written by Shelley Fu and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This colorfully illustrated multicultural children's book presents Chinese fairy tales and other folk stories--providing insight into a vibrant literary culture. Chinese Myths and Legends is a delightful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a snake who took on human form and found true love, this mesmerizing book includes myths of creation, mortality, and love. More than just a Chinese children's storybook, Chinese Myths and Legends also explores the origins of each tale, as well as its impact on Chinese culture and history, inviting you and the children you love to enjoy the many layers of meaning. The included pronunciation guide, as well as information for further reading, makes this a perfect tool for educators, librarians, and parents.

Download or read book Mythes chinois written by Anne Birrell and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chinese Mythology written by Anne Birrell and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1999-04-26 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chinese Mythology, Anne Birrell provides English translations of some 300 representative myth narratives selected from over 100 classical texts, many of which have never before been translated into any Western language. Organizing the narratives according to themes and motifs common to world mythology, Birrell addresses issues of source, dating, attribution, textural variants, multiforms, and context. Drawing on exhaustive work in comparative mythology, she surveys the development of Chinese myth studies, summarizes the contribution of Chinese and Japanese scholars to the study of Chinese myth since the 1920s, and examines special aspects of traditional approaches to Chinese myth. The result is an unprecedented guide to the study of Chinese myth for specialists and nonspecialists alike.

Download or read book Chinese Myths written by Rob Shone and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2006-01-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese Myths features three engrossing myths from the rich culture of ancient China. Wonderful colors evoke the landscape of China, and the gripping text recounts stories of the creation of man, rivers, and the myth of the ten suns. These tales are complemented by an informative compilation of front and back matter.

Download or read book Myths and Legends of China written by E. T. C. Werner and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a treasure trove of ancient mythological tales, steeped in Chinese folklore and rich in spiritual tradition. The pages burst with stories of immortals, deities and other rare Taoist tales, all translated for the first time and waiting to be discovered by experts in Chinese mythology and spiritualism. It is an invaluable resource for scholars seeking to delve deeper into the mystical realm of Chinese culture.

Download or read book The Chinese Myths written by Tao Tao Liu and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a concise and entertaining guide to the complex tradition of Chinese mythology. While many around the world are familiar with some aspects of Chinese myth through Chinese New Year festivities or the classic adventures of the Monkey King in Journey to the West few outside of China understand the richness of Chinese mythology, influenced by Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism. Offering much more than any competing overview of Chinese mythology, The Chinese Myths not only retells the ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Chinese religions, culture and history. Tao Tao Liu introduces us to an intriguing cast of gods, goddesses, dragons and monks, including: the ancient hero, Yi the Archer, who shot suns out of the sky to save humanity from a drought; Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion, to whom there are temples dedicated all over East Asia; and Madame White Snake, a water snake spirit in the guise of a mysterious widow, her story adapted into countless films and operas. This book is for anyone interested in China, as knowing its myths allows readers to understand and appreciate its culture in a new light.

Download or read book Chinese Myths and Legends written by Anita Ganeri and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2013-10-10 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's myths are filled with characters, creatures, and stories that have fascinated people for thousands of years. This set mixes dramatic retellings and non-fiction information to give a full picture of a culture's myths. This book explores the gods, goddesses, heroes, villains, tricksters, and quests that make myths and legends so compelling.

Download or read book Handbook of Chinese Mythology written by Lihui Yang and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-09-21 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a useful collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, Handbook of Chinese Mythology is the most comprehensive English-language work on the subject ever written from an exclusively Chinese perspective. This work focuses on the Han Chinese people but ranges across the full ethnic spectrum of ancient and modern China, showing how key myths endured and evolved over time. A quick reference section covers all major deities, spirits, and demigods, as well as important places (Kunlun Mountain), mythical animals and plants (the crow with three feet; Fusang tree), and appurtenances (Xirang—a kind of mythical soil; Bu Si Yao—mythical medicine for long life). No other work captures so well what Chinese mythology means to the people who lived and continue to live their lives by it.

Download or read book Myths and Legends of China written by Edward Theodore Chalmers Werner and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: E.T.C. Werner's definitive collection of Chinese mythology, beautifully presented in this new edition from Empire Classics.

Download or read book changes et communications II written by Claude Lévi-Strauss and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2019-04-01 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the De Gruyter publishing house, the company is providing permanent open access to 270 selected treasures from the De Gruyter Book Archive. Titles will be made available to anyone, anywhere at any time that might be interested. The DGBA project seeks to digitize the entire backlist of titles published since 1749 to ensure that future generations have digital access to the high-quality primary sources that De Gruyter has published over the centuries.

Download or read book Chinese Myths Legends written by O. B. Duane and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vividly retells traditional myths and legends of the Chinese people and illustrated by an intriguing array of paintings and illustrations.

Download or read book Chinese Mythology written by Jim Ollhoff and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects stories from ancient Chinese mythology, including the creation of the world, the story of the Yellow Emperor, and the importance of dragons who would intervene to help the Chinese people.

Download or read book Chinese Myths written by William Dolby and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents well over 100 diverse and intriguing myths and legends from medieval China: cleverly translated, explained with copious footnotes and presented in an easy reading style. Although ancient China was a land of 'this-worldly' humanistic rationality, it was also one of rich, colourful and soaring imagination, as is seen in its mythology. What survives of the early mythology is no doubt only a small part of what once existed, but amply suffices to provide us with a varied and connected, vivid and whimsical, view of the world's creation and the supernatural beings and forces that were said to affect it. Many of these myths have been inspirational in, or even generated, works in the various aspects of Chinese culture, such as literature, drama, song, and visual arts. This book translates the main, and many of the minor, myths of ancient China, many of them for the first time into any non-oriental language.

Download or read book La mythologie chinoise written by Hansheng Yan and published by Editions You Feng. This book was released on 2002 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recueil de mythes et de légendes chinois tirés d'ouvrages anciens. Récits de l'Antiquité chinoise peuplés de personnages fantastiques, de divinités, de héros et de souverains fondateurs de dynastie. Récits cosmogoniques et mythes fondateurs, de tradition orale, ont été fixés au cours des siècles par des lettrés. Classés par thèmes ils alternent avec des commentaires.

Download or read book Illustrated Myths Legends of China written by Dehai Huang and published by Shanghai Press. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated Myths & Legends of China is a profusely illustrated collection of 32 carefully chosen tales of Chinese myth and legend. With more than 100 illustrations drawn over two thousand years of all aspects of Chinese art—including painting, pottery and porcelain, jade, bronzes and tomb decoration—Illustrated Myths & Legends of China is a vividly written collection of tales of the universe's emergence from chaos, the creation of the world in which the first Chinese people appeared and a depiction of how the many strands of myth and legend have influenced Chinese culture. An impressive array of heroic figures and rich storytelling are at the center of these tales including: Pangu opening heaven to save the earth from chaos; Nuwa creating man and repairing the vault of heaven; Fuxi fixing the calendar by observing the heavens; Shennong creating agriculture; Cangjie inventing writing thus creating the basis for Chinese culture. Fragments of these myths and legends are found in Chinese paintings, wood artifacts, relief carvings, and lacquer art which are illustrated in this book along with informative text. Anyone interested in Chinese culture, mythology, history or art will find this collection a must-have volume for their bookshelf.